Fortunately there is a mass of information available if you are worried about your weight, and qualified people to advise and encourage you to slim down. So look at web sites and magazines, or talk to your doctor or a trained nutritionist, or visit a slimming club. You could even consider taking a break at a health farm. Don’t put off losing weight any longer. You owe it to yourself and your family to be well. Carrying too much weight puts your health at risk.
Fat facts:
• Your general health would improve if you were not overweight.
• Fat around your middle is unhealthy for your heart, and could indicate serious problems for the future.
• Excess weight puts strain on your joints, and can cause premature physical disability.
• Feeling overweight may create emotional problems, withdrawal and serious depression.
• Being obese can limit your social and sex life.
• Travel can be uncomfortable.
• Unkind people may ridicule your size and make you an object of fun.
• Your obesity could embarrass your family and friends.
Small changes to lifestyle can make a big difference. .
Change your eating habits:
Join a slimming club and be encouraged by others in the group.
Get a friend or family member to slim with you - keep each other motivated.
Eat less sugary foods and drinks.
Eat less fat
Eat less red meat
Eat more starchy foods such as potatoes, breads and cereals
Eat more fruits and vegetables
Eat more fish
Cut back on alcohol
Check food labels for calorie content.
Be more physically active:
Take a brisk walk for half an hour at least 5 times a week.
Join a gym or exercise class.
Take advice from fitness professional.
Consider having a personal trainer.
Take the dog/children for regular walks – gradually build up the duration.
Swim or cycle – less strain on joints since the body weight is supported.
Go dancing – great aerobic exercise
Attack the garden – but remember to stretch at the start and finish.
Top tips:
• Take the experts advice on how to lose weight. Ask your GP, a dietician or a slimming club for their views on diet foods, soups, pills and supplements. With their help choose a diet plan to suit you. Set yourself a reasonable and achievable goal weight. Persuade a friend to join you.
• Aim to achieve your goal weight by a certain date or special occasion (wedding, anniversary etc). To avoid disappointments don’t set your goal too high. Be realistic; calculate that the event or date is far enough in the future for your goal to be attainable.
• Buy an article of clothing, or re-discover a favourite from your slim past, in the dress size you aim to be. Look at it often - for inspiration.
• Arrange to treat yourself to a reward when you eventually reach your target and spoil yourself. Perhaps have the holiday you previously longed for but felt too obese to take. Or maybe join in an activity that t your size restricted you from doing in the past.
• Eventually when you do reach goal weight congratulate yourself on time and effort well spent, and on your determination to succeed. Vow to stay motivated, slim and fit and stick with your healthy habits and winning formula for life.
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